(a) Any person claiming a violation of this chapter shall file a signed, written complaint with the City Manager, or his or her designee, setting forth the details, including the names, dates, witnesses and other factual matters relevant to the claim, within 180 days of the incident forming the basis of the complaint.
(b) No person shall provide false information to any authorized employee investigating a complaint regarding a violation of this chapter.
(c) In the course of the investigation, the City Manager, or his or her designee, may request a person to produce books, papers, records or other documents which may be relevant to a violation or alleged violation of this chapter. If said person does not comply with such request, the City Attorney may apply to the Calhoun County Circuit Court for an order requiring production of said materials.
(d) Within thirty days of a written complaint being filed, the City Manager, or his or her designee, shall undertake an investigation of any complaint filed in accordance with this section alleging a violation of this chapter not currently recognized or proscribed by Michigan or federal anti-discrimination statutes, and cause all other complaints to be referred to an appropriate state or federal agency for review. After the completion of an investigation, the City Manager, or his or her designee, shall give written notice of the results of the investigation to the person who filed the complaint and the person accused of the violation. If the investigation establishes that a violation of this chapter occurred, the City Manager, or his or her designee, shall attempt to resolve the matter by conciliation and persuasion or refer the complaint to the City Attorney for prosecution in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 8-2013. Passed 9-3-13.)